Combination trunk



Dec. 11, 1928. 1,694,470 I E. z. HURSH COMBINATION TRUNK Filed Feb. 1925"Will\lililiiiiiilllli 2;

INVENTOR. Eva. Z. Harsh Patented Dec. 11, 1928.

COMBINATION TRUNK.-

Application fi1ed"Eebruary'9, 19 25.; se'n lfujasi ifl My inventionrelates to anewanduseful improvement in a Combination trunk and has forits object the provision of a trunk provided with a plurality of drawersand a slidable drawer forming member adapted for use as a writing desk.

Another object of the invention is the pro vision in the combinationtrunk of the desk forming member so constructed and'arranged as to bequickly and easily moved to operative position and also rigidly securedand quickly and easily moved to inoperative position so as to require aminimum amount of space.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of. partshereinafter described and claimed. I

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings which form a part of this specification "and in which,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the invention showing the trunk in openposition.

Fig. 2is a fragmentary view showing the desk forming member in saidelevation.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the modified form of the desk formingmember.

As illustrated in the drawings'the invention as shown applies to a trunkalthough the invention could also be utilized in connection with asuitcase or similarreceptacle. As shown in the drawings thetrunkcomprises a main body 7 having a cover 8 hingedly connected thereto, thetrunk being of the. type commonly knownas a wardrobe trunk. A pluralityof drawers 9 are positioned for slid able movement in the main body 7.Slidably mounted in the main body 7. is a comparatively shallow drawerforming member having the front wall 10 hin'gedly mounted and adaptedfor swinging downwardly as shown in Fig. 1 to permit the base 11 of thedrawer to be used as a writing desk or surface, partitions 12 and 13being mounted at the rear end of the base 11 to provide, with the coverportion 142, pigeon-holes for con-,

tainin: stationery and the like; hen the front wall 10 is raised tooperative position it is locked by a suitable latch 15 which is mountedon the inner side of the side walls 16 and 17. Swingingly mounted on theupper surface of each of the side walls 16 and 17' is a supporting arm18 adapted for engaging a hook 19 mounted in the side walls of the mainbody 7 of the trunk. As shown in Fig- EVA 2; nunsn, or nnrnorr, ivironrsaivn so thatsame will not prevent the'closing of the cover 8 up on themain body 7. These arms 18 are provided with eyelets21 which engage ineyescrews 22. These eyescrewsare also poat 2 the side tangle assa in a)pro:-

.vlde a spa ce for accommodating theliooks 19 sitioned in recesses'QSformed in the side walls 16 and 17. When in an operative position thesearms may be swung downwardly to lie V in the drawer shown in Fig. 1.When the drawer is pulled out into the position shown in Fig. 1 and thearms engaged in the hooks 19 the base 11 is held in rigid position sothat a firm writing desk or table is provided.

In the form shown in Fig. 3 I have provided the drawer forming memberwith a cover 2 1 which'is provided with a suitable latch 25 adapted to,engage the front wall 10. The cover 2a is used as the writing desk orsurface and the drawer proper used for containing various articles. Thesupporting arms 18 are similarly mounted for engaging hooks such asalready described. When the arms 18 are not in use the same may beplaced in an engagement with the cover 24; suitable grooves 26 beingprovided. for accommodat- "ing these arms. I I

The use of such a dev ce for a writing desk is particularly desirable bythose occupying rooms in which the space is limited and in which notable is provided. The writing desk thus provided in the trunkisconvenient for.

use and durable of structure so that the utility of the trunk isconsiderably increased.

While I have illustrated and described the tending position forpermitting the use of the b-aseof said draweras a writing surface; andmeans permanent-1y connected swingably at one end to saiddrawer formingmemberand adapted for detachable connection at the other end to saidtrunk for bracing said and desire to secure by Letters drawer formingmember when used as a desk and preventing inwardmovemen,t' of the same.

2.*In combination with a trunlnashallow drawer forming memben slidanblymounted Wall being'swingablyq'riounted and adapted for movement intodepending position from the baseofsaid drawer forming-memberato ipermitnse ofseid baseas a/de's k, saididmwer foregoing, specification.

formin member fittin snu l in said trunk i D D b 7 wails and detaohablyengaging said. trunk for retainingsaid drawerforming portion inoutwardly directed position, said means beinginon interfering when movedto inoperative position with slidable movement of said drawer -in-said 1trunk.

In testimony whereof I have signed the "EVAYZ. HU-Rs

